The Meeting was held at 7:00 PM at Bobbie Goodwin’s home with Dan Jordan presiding.  Board Members absent were Chuck Cansler, Tom Caudell and Stan Slutzky.  Also in attendance as a guest was Miriam Hobbs.

Meeting minutes from June 21, 2004 were approved. 

Referring to these June 21 Minutes, it was suggested that a followup statement be made as to the election of a new Board Member to replace Judy Culpepper who had resigned on June 21.  At that time the BOD had decided to revisit the January ballot results to identify the candidate receiving the most votes, but not enough votes to be included in the top seven nominees.  There had been a tie for “eighth place” between Stan Slutzky and Charlie Houk.  Because of the tie, Board Members were asked to vote.  Stan Slutzky was subsequently elected by the remaining Board Members to fill the unexpired term of Judy Culpepper.

Architecture/Landscaping approvals:  the Board reviewed and approved Landscaping plans submitted by Bobbie Goodwin for the front of her property.

Financial Report

·        Because of some higher than normal legal expenses, it was agreed that Dan is to advise Kathy Dorough that she and her firm employees are to deal only with Dan or Mary Carroll directly.  Any other Association members contacting her should be billed directly by her firm.

·        Three owners in arrears on monthly fees, in addition to those already turned over to legal action, are to be contacted by Mary for collection.

·        Jan Hughen reported that the “Reserve” Fund is $50,000 ahead of projections done in 1999.  It was mentioned that, if the new Amendment concerning Retaining Walls is approved, we may want to commission a new Funding study.

A final draft of the Retaining Wall Amendment was presented and approved.  The BOD decided that the only walls to be excluded from reimbursement consideration were those walls that helped support Patio/Deck or Driveway, and therefore part of an owner’s dwelling.  This final draft will be delivered in the next couple of weeks to every property owner in a package that will include a Cover Letter and a Ballot.  It was agreed that there would be three weeks allowed between delivery of the package and the cutoff for Ballot response.

Mary reported that the single “HOME FOR SALE” sign would be ready in a few days.  This is the “generic” sign that is to be used at the entrance to The Courtyards in lieu of Real Estate Agency signs in keeping with the covenants.

Neal Mangold was asked to email back copies of all approved BOD minutes to Chuck Cansler for inclusion on our website.

It was suggested that Dan ask Judy Culpepper to serve as hostess for the September Pool Closing Party since she did such a good job on the Pool Opening Party in June.  The date for the Closing Party was set for September 19^th

The next Board Meeting is scheduled for August 16th at 7:00PM at Chuck Cansler’s home.

The Meeting was adjourned at 8:10PM.

Respectfully submitted,

Neal Mangold, Secretary